Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., title page (recto)
1563
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (25 x 20 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Accession Number
37.47.1(1)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the elegant title page (recto) from *Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo...*, 1563 woodcut crafted by Matteo Pagano, leading Venetian printer and publisher of the Renaissance era. Measuring 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 inches, this print graces the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1937. Pagano specialized in innovative books that bridged art and design, making intricate patterns accessible to architects, craftsmen, and artists across Europe. As a woodcut from a volume classified under ornament and architecture, t...
About the Artist
Matteo Pagano · 1515–1588
**Matteo Pagano (c. 1515–1588)** was a prominent Venetian printer, publisher, woodcut artist, and illustrator whose innovative designs bridged fine art and the decorative crafts during the Renaissance. Little is known about his early life, which remains sparsely documented, but he began his career as a woodblock cutter, working for the publisher Nicolò Zoppino on pattern books before establishing ...